03 Apr Today with Sean O’Rourke: Some of the problems with the Property Market We were asked to discuss some of the problems in the property market with Sean O'Rourke and Philip Farrell of Real Estate Alliance. ... Continue reading
01 Apr Does an e-smoker have to pay higher insurance prices like a smoker does? Do e-cigarrette smokers get treated like regular smokers when it comes to life assurance prices? The smoking status (which is in its st... Continue reading
01 Apr What’s a mother worth? (financially) Irish Life did some interesting research (full infographic here) on 'what a mother is worth. It's fascinating to see the difference of ... Continue reading
Six One News looks at the problem of Rent Receivers Rent receivers are generally sent in when a landlord is unable to meet the terms of their contract. It doesn't mean they can't pay anyt... Continue reading
What if your age was your tax rate? I had a chat over coffee with a friend and we were discussing how the Economist was showing that 'young home owners' are a dying breed.... Continue reading
Midweek TV3: Property special, Colette Fitzpatrick speaks with Jim Power, Angela Keegan and Karl Deeter Colette Fitzpatrick had a panel in to speak about the property market on Midweek, there was Jim Power (economist), Angela Keegan (MD of... Continue reading
19 Feb We don’t have recourse to the FSO, wholesale repossessions & other IBRC myths The hype-machine is in full throttle on the sale of the former INBS loans. The fear being that some large evil hedge-fund is out there ... Continue reading
11 Feb NAMA can’t ‘opt in’ to regulation Something that has been circulating of late is that if NAMA buy the Irish Nationwide (subsumed into IBRC) loan book that they will foll... Continue reading
11 Feb Could the new AIB split mortgage be illegal? In the Sunday Business Post yesterday an article appeared which explained the new AIB split mortgage deal. We sought details of this fr... Continue reading
How does a mortgage holder get a writedown when banks sell their loan? Tonight on RTE's Primetime they are going to cover the dilemma some IBRC mortgage holders (residential mortgage holders from both Irish... Continue reading